{{Infobox football league season | competition = Linafoot | logo = | season = 2012 | winners = TP Mazembe | relegated = | continentalcup1 = Champions League | continentalcup1 qualifiers = TP Mazembe <br /> Vita Club | continentalcup2 = Confederation Cup | continentalcup2 qualifiers = DC Motema Pembe <br /> Don Bosco (cup winner) | total goals = | prevseason = 2011 | nextseason = 2013 }} The '''2012 Linafoot''' season, the top division of the Congolese Association Football Federation, was the 51st edition since its establishment. It began on 12 February 2012 and ended on 20 November 2012.<ref name=congo>{{cite web|title=Congo DR - Linafoot 2012|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/congo-dr/super-ligue/2012/regular-season/r17141/|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref> During the mid-season break it was decided the second half of the season would consist of 10 rounds of matches only; 3 entire rounds were cancelled.
==Clubs== A total of 14 teams are contesting the league, played under a round-robbin format.<ref name=linafoot>{{cite web|title=Division1: le calendrier est connu|url=https://www.radiookapi.net/sport/2012/01/29/division1-le-calendrier-est-connu|publisher=radiookapi.net|accessdate=29 January 2012}}</ref>
{{Location map+ |Democratic Republic of the Congo|width=410 |float=right |alt=Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the teams of the 2012 Linafoot |caption=Locations of teams in the 2012 Linafoot|places= {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-11.704634 |long=27.484016 |position=left|label=Lupopo}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-1.677694 |long=29.227083 |position=top|label=DC Virunga}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=0.047778 |long=18.255833 |position=top|label=TP Molunge}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-5.038611 |long=18.818056 |position=top|label=AS Vutuka}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-2.95 |long=25.95 |position=left|label=AC Nkoy}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-5.841535 |long=13.060365 |position=top|label=Elima}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=0.521232 |long=25.186404 |position=top|label=CS Makiso}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-4.330311 |long=15.310328 |position=top|label=Motema<br>Vita Club}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-2.509611 |long=28.861223 |position=bottom|label=Muungano}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-6.145222 |long=23.605118 |position=right|label=Sanga Balende}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-11.678368 |long=27.489327 |position=right|label=Mazembe}} {{Location map~ |Democratic Republic of the Congo |lat=-5.89731 |long=22.385843 |position=left|label=Tshinkunku<br>Saint-Luc}} }}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; width: 60%;" ! Team ! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity |- |AC Nkoy Bilombe |Kindu |Stade Municipal |1,000 |- |AS Saint-Luc |Kananga |Stade des Jeunes |10,000 |- |AS Vita Club |Kinshasa |Stade des Martyrs |80,000 |- |AS Vutuka |Kikwit |Stade Colonel Ebeya |1,000 |-
|CS Makiso |Kisangani |Stade Lumumba |10,000 |- |DC Motema Pembe |Kinshasa |Stade des Martyrs |80,000 |- |DC Virunga |Goma |Stade de Virunga |10,000 |- |FC Saint Eloi Lupopo |Lubumbashi |Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba |35,000 |- |OC Muungano |Bukavu |Stade de la Concorde |10,000 |- |SM Sanga Balende |Mbuji-Mayi |Stade Tshikisha |8,000 |- |TC Elima |Matadi |Stade Socol |5,000 |- |TP Mazembe |Lubumbashi |Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba |35,000 |- |TP Molunge |Mbandaka |Stade Bakusu |1,500 |- |US Tshinkunku |Kananga |Stade des Jeunes |10,000 |- |}
==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_limit=5 |res_col_header=QR
|team1=TPMZ|name_TPMZ=TP Mazembe |team2=VIT|name_VIT=AS Vita Club |team3=DCMP|name_DCMP=DC Motema Pembe |team4=SAN|name_SAN=SM Sanga Balende |team5=TPML|name_TPML=TP Molunge |team6=ELI|name_ELI=TC Elima |team7=MUU|name_MUU=OC Muungano |team8=SEL|name_SEL=FC Saint Eloi Lupopo |team9=DCV|name_DCV=DC Virunga |team10=TSH|name_TSH=US Tshinkunku |team11=MAK|name_MAK=CS Makiso |team12=VUT|name_VUT=AS Vutuka |team13=STL|name_STL=AS Saint-Luc |team14=ACNB|name_ACNB=AC Nkoy |win_TPMZ=21|draw_TPMZ=1|loss_TPMZ=1|gf_TPMZ=65|ga_TPMZ=6 |win_VIT=20|draw_VIT=2|loss_VIT=1|gf_VIT=56|ga_VIT=12 |win_VUT=4|draw_VUT=4|loss_VUT=15|gf_VUT=9|ga_VUT=42 |win_DCMP=18|draw_DCMP=1|loss_DCMP=4|gf_DCMP=42|ga_DCMP=6 |win_SAN=11|draw_SAN=6|loss_SAN=6|gf_SAN=33|ga_SAN=17 |win_SEL=8|draw_SEL=7|loss_SEL=8|gf_SEL=20|ga_SEL=15 |win_TSH=4|draw_TSH=8|loss_TSH=11|gf_TSH=14|ga_TSH=39 |win_ACNB=4|draw_ACNB=0|loss_ACNB=19|gf_ACNB=10|ga_ACNB=51 |win_MUU=9|draw_MUU=5|loss_MUU=9|gf_MUU=26|ga_MUU=26 |win_STL=2|draw_STL=8|loss_STL=13|gf_STL=17|ga_STL=40 |win_TPML=10|draw_TPML=4|loss_TPML=9|gf_TPML=23|ga_TPML=25 |win_MAK=5|draw_MAK=3|loss_MAK=15|gf_MAK=16|ga_MAK=36 |win_DCV=7|draw_DCV=4|loss_DCV=12|gf_DCV=22|ga_DCV=35 |win_ELI=10|draw_ELI=3|loss_ELI=10|gf_ELI=25|ga_ELI=28
|col_QCL=#ACE1AF|text_QCL=2014 CAF Champions League |result1=QCL|result2=QCL |col_QCC=#79BDFF|text_QCC=2014 CAF Confederation Cup |result3=QCC |col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R= |result12=R|result13=R|result14=R |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=20 November 2012 |source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaire2012.html] }}</onlyinclude>
*CS Don Bosco also qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup as the 2012 Coupe du Congo winner.
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Linafoot}} {{2012 in African football (CAF)}}
Category:Linafoot seasons football DR Congo